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Submission + - Don't Be Fooled: Linux PC In Stock At Wal-Mart

Submitted by Preedit on Tuesday November 20, 2007 @02:59PM

Preedit writes: A story at InformationWeek says don't listen to reports that the $199 Everex gPC Linux PC offered by Walmart.com is sold out. The story notes that the Web site's main computer page lists the gPC as "coming soon." But clicking on the gPC link reveals that the computer is in stock and available for purchase immediately — just in time for the holidays!

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Journal Journal: Mod points - W00T!

Journal by DSW-128 on Thursday August 24, 2006 @08:42AM

I so have to get a life - getting mod points shouldn't be the highlight of my week, but given everything else going on, yup, it was. Holding the power of other people's karma in my hands... Okay, back to "I really need to get a life."

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Journal Journal: Yay!

Journal by DSW-128 on Tuesday August 15, 2006 @04:22PM

I got my first -1 Troll. Given one of the replies completely missed the point (which was an admittedly lame attempt at humour), I'm guessing that's similar to the take the mod in question had.

Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke.

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Journal Journal: Finally getting started...

Journal by DSW-128 on Friday August 04, 2006 @12:20PM

I don't recall when I created my Slashdot account, but I'm finally getting started using it. Let's see how my karma grows (or withers).

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Circuit City Ripping DVDs for Users 467

Posted by Zonk on Friday August 04, 2006 @11:48AM from the this-won't-last-long dept.

Grooves writes "Circuit City is offering a DVD transfer service that's sure to enrage the MPAA. For $10 for 1 DVD or $30 for 5, Circuit City will violate the DMCA and rip commercial DVDs for users to put on their mobile players. From the article: 'This should be a viable market. Software and services are losing out to draconian digital rights management philosophies and anti-consumer technologies aimed at increasing revenues stemming from double-dipping--what I call the industry's penchant for charging twice for the same thing.' They note that fair use backups of DVDs have not been tested in court because all of the attention is focused on the circumvention software itself." Update: 08/04 22:40 GMT by Z : Acererak writes "Red Herring reports that Circuit City isn't offering any DVD-to-DVD copying scheme. The Slashdotted sign was an isolated screwup."

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